ตรุษ
Thai
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative forms
Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Sanskrit त्रुट् (truṭ, “to break, to tear, to be split, to be torn”) (which is the root of त्रुटि (truṭi), त्रुटति (truṭati), त्रुटित (truṭita), त्रुट्यति (truṭyati)), refers to breaking off the last year and entering the new year.
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ตรุษ t r u ʂ | |
| Phonemic | ตฺรุด t ̥ r u ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtrùt |
| Royal Institute | trut | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /trut̚˨˩/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]ตรุษ • (dtrùt)
- new year, new year's observance
Derived terms
[edit]- ตรุษจีน (dtrùt-jiin)
- ตรุษฝรั่ง (dtrùt-fà-ràng)
- วันตรุษไทย (wan-dtrùt-tai)